About Shira Hecht

Shira Hecht is a junior, majoring in English and minoring in Art History and Philosophy, who lives in New Jersey when not at school. She will be spending the spring semester in Prague, where she has "roots". Her life revolves around writing, reading, culture (pop and not), and the Internet. She is worried about who will stay up to watch the Oscars with her from the Czech Republic, but excited about being able to indulge her usually neglected wanderlust.

So, after 6 or 7 locations in three weeks, I am back in Prague for one night before I fly to the US at 10 am tomorrow morning. I figured I’d use the free wi-fi in my hostel to write … Continue reading →

I have less than 48 hours left in this stunning, astonishing, country, and I am a mix of emotions. All this week I’ve been working – homework, how weird is that? I’ve had some 25 pages worth of final papers … Continue reading →

I’ve never been any good at endings. When things start to wind down, I, every time, get sad, and sort of preemptively nostalgic – I start to miss tings before they’re even gone. I have found myself fingering my keys, … Continue reading →

I’ve been thinking, sometimes, lately, that I am doing all right, that I’m getting past this cultural shift, that I’m getting towards an understanding of Czech culture and this country. The other day in Czech language class, we were talking … Continue reading →

People ask me about my life here a lot (particularly when I’ve been as remiss as I have lately about updating this blog – sorry!), and I’ve found myself a bit at a loss. I’ve got something of a feel … Continue reading →

This past weekend I went to Budapest. It was a fantastic trip – amazing city, great people, and oh my god thermal baths – about which I could probably write 7 or 8 posts, but what was really striking to … Continue reading →

I was waiting at the tram stop after dinner tonight, one next to the river, all bundled up and by myself, when suddenly I heard those loud popping noises that can only be fireworks (or gunshots.) I looked over and … Continue reading →

I’ve been here for about a little over a week now, but haven’t been blogging because I do not have internet in my apartment. However, we can now leech an unsecured wireless network if we position the computer just so … Continue reading →

Well, I leave for Prague on Sunday. An imminent departure for foreign parts makes for great conversational fodder, particularly with the parents of friends, non-immediate relatives, etc. In the past few weeks I’ve been asked quite a few times, “Are … Continue reading →